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Corporate report

List of contents for the libraries core dataset for England

Published 20 July 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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1. Individual libraries

  • library name
  • library address
  • library postcode / UPRN
  • current statutory status of library
  • library type for example local authority run, commissioned or community managed
  • type of closed library (closed, closed and replaced or temporarily closed) and year of closure
  • new building (year of opening) and whether the building replaced an existing library
  • number of hours open each week
  • number of staffed hours each week
  • contact email [could be generic for library service]
  • URL of library website [could be generic for library service]

2. Information on users (anonymised)

  • gender
  • age
  • ethnicity
  • disability
  • postcode
  • travel data
  • number of new joiners (over a set time period)

3.  Events (adult and children / young people)

  • number of events
  • type of events [related to the 7 Outcomes]
  • number of attendees
  • postcode of attendees
  • adult / child split (if applicable)

4. Visits

  • number of physical visits (to a library)
  • number of virtual visits (to the library service)
  • number of outreach visits (for the library service)
  • what do users do during their interaction with the library service (differentiated by physical, outreach and virtual visits)

5. Staff

  • number of staff
  • number of staff hours

6.  Volunteers

  • number of volunteers
  • number of volunteer hours

7. Public lending right (PLR) information for physical books (print and audio) and e-books

[This may become part of the stock section (below) but is currently pulled out separately due to the specific reporting requirements on PLR data.]

  • header record
  • issue record
  • tailer record

8. Stock

9.  Financial information

10.  Impact

  • user satisfaction
  • tracking users, their interaction with a library over time and resulting outcomes
  • impact of attending events
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